Pay Critical Skills Guidelines
Purpose: To reward current classified employees who possess unique, specialized knowledge or skills that are critically important to the mission of the campus and its productivity. The skill set is of such value that the loss of the employee, or inability to recruit for the skill set due to documented labor shortage and recruitment difficulty, would result in a demonstrated, severe adverse impact on the campus mission and productivity.
Eligibility: Any current, regular classified employee. Continued use of the Pay Critical Skills should be assessed periodically. Only in unusual circumstances would this temporary pay continue beyond 12 months. In certain situations where documented market conditions exist, critical skills pay may be ongoing with advanced approval from Human Resources.
Amount: Base building pay may be increased by any amount up to 10% of the employee’s current pay rate, subject to the statutory salary lid in any given month.
Authority: The supervisor may request, in writing, a critical skills adjustment to the department appointing authority. The request must include the recommended amount and appropriate supporting justification. The appointing authority will determine whether to grant the adjustment and the exact amount in each case.
Other Terms and Conditions: If the appointing authority decides to use this differential, a Pay Critical Skills Individual Agreement must be completed with the employee. No aspect of a critical skills differential is subject to grievance or appeal, except for discrimination. The individual agreement may contain other terms and conditions.
Before any discretionary pay salary change can be processed in the HRMS, the original signed written agreement and supporting justification must be submitted to Human Resources for reporting requirements.
Pay Critical Skills Individual Agreement
Please fill in employee, department, and salary information (refer to specific guidelines for salary limitations):
Employee Name: / Bear Number:Job Class Code / Title / Position Number:
Department Name: / % or $Temporary Increase:
Current Base Salary: / Begin Date:
Human Resources Review (initials & date): / Not to Exceed Date:
Certify agreement and terms by signing below:
Board of Trustees, University of NorthernColorado, on behalf of the above-named campus department agrees to pay the amount indicated per month to the employee named above, for meeting the established criteria of the Pay Critical Skills Discretionary Pay Differential. The unique, specialized knowledge or skills that the employee possesses which are critically important to the mission of the University and its productivity are described in the attached document. The critical skills differential will be paid monthly through regular payroll, with the beginning and ending dates identified above. At the end of this period of time, an assessment will take place to determine the appropriateness of continuing this pay differential. Only in unusual circumstances would this critical skills differential continue beyond 12 months.
This adjustment is not part of base pay. The employee understands that this pay adjustment is discretionary. It is further understood that this adjustment is included in salary calculations for retirement (PERA) and overtime purposes, if non-exempt. The pay amount, in combination with base pay, cannot exceed the statutory salary lid, which may necessitate payment in monthly installments.
The Compensation Guidelines for Classified Staff Employees is incorporated by reference and made a part of this agreement. The terms and conditions have been discussed with the employee. Given the discretionary nature of these pay differentials, it is understood that no aspect of this adjustment is grievable or appealable, except for discrimination. The employee understands and agrees to these terms and conditions.
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Employee Signature Appointing Authority Signature
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Printed NamePrinted Name
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*Please attach this form to a PSA form for proper processing